cabledawg

My leg hairs don't seem to grow as fast as say my arm, stomach or chest hairs. So they're about 1/4" but it's baby fine hair since it's all new growth. Honestly, you can barely see it even at 1/4" length and I have dark hair. But each person is different so you might have to goa few rounds to figure out how often you'll need to do it. I just know that at 1/4", the epilator has no issues grabbing it.

Koyote

That's just sad.

Kat12

Thanks, good to know. I keep waffling on an epilator... I keep reading reviews of various models (cheap and expensive both) that say it doesn't pull the hair, just breaks it off, doesn't pull coarser hairs (which, of course, are exactly the ones I want to get rid of), takes forever as in, 30-60 minutes per leg), in part because you have to go over the same place several times, etc. (And an awful lot of reviews from people who say "Man my old one was awesome and lasted for years and years but it finally died and now the quality has changed and the new ones don't work" so apparently I need to take a time machine and buy one 10-15 years ago, lol.)

cabledawg

I'm certain it pulls the hair. What is growing back isn't thick anymore; it's all baby fine hair. Unlike when I shave my face and the hair grows back with the same thick follicles as before. As for coarser hair, well I did pretty much my entire body, some of which was pretty thick hair. If anything, it struggles to get the baby fine hair that grows back. As for time, I'm certainly not spending 30-60 minutes per leg. Maybe 10-15 and that gets 95% of the hair. Yes, you'll end up going over sections two or three times, but it's fast after the initial session. I cant speak for quality though. This is the first epilator I've owned although my wife has had a couple over the years, each one lasting a few years. Hers were all corded though and mine is cordless (battery lasts about an hour).

There is one last thing and that's skin tension. Thicker skin like legs and arms you don't need to pull tight unless you're trying to get the spots around the joints. But the thinner skin like inside the thighs needs to be pulled tight. This helps the epilator grab the hairs better but it also prevents skin grabs (ouchy!). And you will likely get some ingrown hairs after the first time. Mostly around the areas where clothing is against the skin all day (for me it was around my waistband area). Women might have more issues around the bikini line. Just get a exfoliator scrubby and go over those areas when you bath.


And I just realized that it must be odd to have a guy giving "beauty" tips using women's products.

bbbean 

If you epilate or wax, you'll go weeks at a time without having anything other than the occasional stray, and what does come back is light, fine, and easy to manage. Over time, it doesn't all come back, so there's even less to do.

burritos

Wow. WTH?